TUMPLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TUMPLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMPLINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMPLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMPLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tumplinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUMPLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUMPLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMPLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TUMPLINE
- All 8 letters of TUMPLINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TUMPLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A broad strap passed across the forehead or chest to help carry a heavy pack on the back.
The tumpline moves part of the weight from the shoulders to the head and neck, which is why it was long favoured by trappers and canoe portagers. It is a traditional carrying aid rather than a modern harness.
How TUMPLINE is used
Mostly met in writing about northern travel, canoe portages and traditional load carrying, where a tumpline is named as part of the pack.
- He adjusted the tumpline so the strap sat low on his forehead.
- A tumpline let the guide haul the heavy canvas pack over the portage.
- The museum displayed a hide tumpline beside a birchbark canoe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMPLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUMPLINE
1 longer words begin with TUMPLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMPLINE
Showing 40 of 209. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TUMPLINE
- Is TUMPLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMPLINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMPLINE worth?
- TUMPLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMPLINE mean?
- A broad strap passed across the forehead or chest to help carry a heavy pack on the back.
- What letters can be added to TUMPLINE?
- TUMPLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUMPLINE:
Open TUMPLINE in the Word Finder